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Old 01-07-2008, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by rickstef View Post
probably the Finnish Air Force version
It is. Other than the blue swastikas, the B-239 designation gives it away. They eventually received 44 of them, fighting first against the Russians and then the Germans, with only 8 surviving the war. They were credited with 496 kills against 19 combat losses, a 26 to 1 kill ratio!
I've always loved the Finnish colours, the sombre black and green camo set off by the pale blue belly and bright yellow wingtips and fuselage band. This one appears to be in the winter camo, though. It'll still be on my wish list, though!
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